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泥棒はその婦人のハンドバッグを取って逃げた。

Sentence Analyzer

泥棒 その 婦人 ハンドバッグ 取って 逃げた

English Translation

The thief made off with the woman's handbag.

Furigana

泥棒(どろぼう)はその婦人(ふじん)のハンドバッグを()って()げた。

Romanji

Dorobō wa sono fujin no handobaggu o totte nigeta.

Words

泥棒 (どろぼう)
thief; burglar; robber; theft
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
婦人 (ふじん)
woman; lady; adult female
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ハンドバッグ (ハンドバッグ)
handbag; purse
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
取る (とる)
to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
逃げる (にげる)
to escape; to run away

Kanji

Readings: デイ、 ナイ、 デ、 ニ、 どろ
Meanings: mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to
Reading: ボウ
Meanings: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
Readings: フ、 よめ
Meanings: lady, woman, wife, bride
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: トウ、 に.げる、 に.がす、 のが.す、 のが.れる
Meanings: escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free